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*****IMPORTANT-WHICH is important -Priority date vs Notification Date which
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greenshackles
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If your PD is current(which it is) ND is the only thing that matters.
If your PD is current(which it is) ND is the only thing that matters.
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Hi blessedalways,
I spoke to a lawyer about this and he agreed that what INS is doing is grossly unfair. But i don\'t think there is anything to be done about it. So as your name says, just assume that you are blessed in other ways.
For the record, My PD is May 96 (still waiting). Hit all the roadblocks in town (lot of law changes that worked against me). But i am sure there are other guys who are/have waited more than me.
Hi blessedalways,
I spoke to a lawyer about this and he agreed that what INS is doing is grossly unfair. But i don\'t think there is anything to be done about it. So as your name says, just assume that you are blessed in other ways.
For the record, My PD is May 96 (still waiting). Hit all the roadblocks in town (lot of law changes that worked against me). But i am sure there are other guys who are/have waited more than me.
AwaitingGC
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Only ND matters, not priority date. PD is for filing I-485, i.e., if the PD for your country is not current for your EB category (it\'s current for all the countries now), then you can\'t file I-485.
Only ND matters, not priority date. PD is for filing I-485, i.e., if the PD for your country is not current for your EB category (it\'s current for all the countries now), then you can\'t file I-485.
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From what I know, INS processes 485 applications by notice date. But INS will not process an application if the priority date for that application is not current.
Example.
Person A has ND = Jun 00 and PD = 12/99. Person B has ND = Jun 00 and PD = 12/97. Rest of the things (like category and country) are same for both. If currently, the visa date for this country and category is 06/98, then INS will only process Person B\'s application. It will process Person A\'s application only when his priority date becomes current.
A priority date can retrogress after someone applies for 485 causing such scenarios.
From what I know, INS processes 485 applications by notice date. But INS will not process an application if the priority date for that application is not current.
Example.
Person A has ND = Jun 00 and PD = 12/99. Person B has ND = Jun 00 and PD = 12/97. Rest of the things (like category and country) are same for both. If currently, the visa date for this country and category is 06/98, then INS will only process Person B\'s application. It will process Person A\'s application only when his priority date becomes current.
A priority date can retrogress after someone applies for 485 causing such scenarios.